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Graded fibronectin receptor aggregation in migrating cells

M J Brown1, L M Loew

  • 1Department of Physiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington 06030, USA.

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
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Migrating fibroblasts show asymmetric distribution of fibronectin receptors, with smaller clusters at the front and larger ones at the rear. This asymmetry correlates with cell direction and extracellular matrix assembly.

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Biophysics
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Cell migration is crucial for development and disease.
  • Integrins, like the fibronectin receptor, mediate cell adhesion and migration.
  • Understanding receptor distribution is key to deciphering cell locomotion mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the spatial distribution of fibronectin receptors in migrating NIH 3T3 fibroblasts.
  • To test the hypothesis that cell locomotion involves regional differences in adhesive receptor aggregation.
  • To correlate receptor asymmetry with the direction of cell migration.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized NIH 3T3 fibroblasts undergoing directional migration stimulated by direct current electric fields.
  • Employed fluorescent confocal microscopy and digital particle analysis to quantify receptor distribution.

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  • Examined extracellular fibronectin fibril assembly in conjunction with receptor aggregation.

    • Main Results:

    • Observed a distinct asymmetry in fibronectin receptor aggregation on migrating fibroblasts.
    • Found a higher proportion of small receptor clusters in the leading cell half and larger aggregates in the trailing half.
    • Noted a gradient of extracellular fibronectin fibril assembly, with larger fibrils and meshworks at the rear, independent of focal contacts.

    Conclusions:

    • Spatial variations in adhesive receptor aggregation are generated during fibroblast migration and matrix synthesis.
    • Receptor aggregation asymmetry is linked to directional cell movement.
    • Extracellular fibronectin fibrils, not just substratum adhesion, likely drive large receptor cluster formation at the cell rear.